52: Chapter 52 The Legacy of the Moon Palace

Three years had passed. Nourished by the dense, top-grade spiritual vein and built up with countless resources, the Li Family had already become a force in the Eastern Region that could not be underestimated.

Yuegui Pavilion was no longer the two-story building it once was; a seven-story pavilion now stood towering and magnificent.

At this moment, the atmosphere outside the delivery room on the top floor of Yuegui Pavilion was somewhat tense, yet carried a touch of the comical.

Li Guidai paced back and forth in the corridor like an anxious lion, stretching his neck from time to time to peek through the door crack.

Yang Qingqing was on the side trying to distract herself with an abacus, but the clattering sounds were chaotic.

Li Jiantou and Yang Xiaoqiao held hands tightly, their faces filled with both anticipation and worry.

Most eye-catching of all was a girl of about six years old, wearing her hair in two small buns, looking like a carved jade doll. She was giggling as she rode on the neck of a giant lizard—which had shrunk its size but remained formidable, covered in thick, rock-like scales!

This giant lizard was dark gold all over, with thick limbs and a tail like a steel whip; it was precisely the Nascent Soul Stage Earth Vein Rock Lizard from three years ago!

However, at this moment, its originally fierce golden slit pupils were filled with despair and a hint of... resignation?

Hanging around its neck was a crooked sign, polished from scraps of top-grade spiritual stones, with three large characters carved on it: "Little Rock."

Back then, after it woke up and discovered its lair had been raided and it had been tied up like a zongzi, it was naturally furious.

Li Guidai had fully utilized the spirit of pestering. He used the melancholy phantom demonic zither and the sky demon soundbox to conduct "mental pollution," while having Zhuge Yue hold the moon shadow cloud soul spear to conduct "friendly negotiations." At the same time, he brought out massive amounts of spiritual stones and rare spiritual fruits, promising to use the core spiritual energy of the top-grade spiritual vein to help it heal and cultivate.

The Earth Vein Rock Lizard had initially refused to yield, roaring to the heavens and attempting to break free.

But unfortunately, it was heavily injured and weak at the time, and the mental attacks from Li Guidai's three magical treasures were truly annoying, while the tip of Zhuge Yue's spear was too cold.

Furthermore, the core of the spiritual vein that had been moved over was too attractive to it... After three long months—a period including, but not limited to, being kept awake by the demonic sounds.

Being stabbed a few times by Zhuge Yue, and getting a taste of the top-grade spiritual stones and the spiritual vein core, it finally... surrendered.

At this moment, the Earth Vein Rock Lizard lay on the ground, its huge eyelids drooping, wearing an expression of utter despair, letting Li Linger tug on its bone armor as she played on its back.

It had no interest in the commotion inside the delivery room; it just wanted to quietly gnaw on its spiritual stones.

What Li Guidai worried about most was still Zhuge Yue.

However, over these three years, what had worried Li Guidai the most was not the expansion of the family, but the changes in Zhuge Yue.

Under the combined influence of the top-grade spiritual vein and her own Heavenly Yin Immortal Body, Zhuge Yue's memory fragments had accelerated their recovery.

Her cultivation had soared all the way to the Golden Core Great Circle, but her temperament also switched between coldness and gentleness with increasing frequency.

Sometimes she would stare blankly at the moon, murmuring words like "Guanghan Palace" and "laurel" to herself!

Sometimes she would unconsciously cast some Taiyin spells that Li Guidai had never seen before, yet were astonishingly powerful.

She still loved Li Guidai and their family deeply, but Li Guidai could clearly feel that the gentleness belonging to "Zhuge Yue" within her.

Was being permeated by a more ancient, more distant temperament originating from the depths of her bloodline and memories, which left him both fascinated and filled with unease.

He tried to ask, but Zhuge Yue only shook her head, saying her memories were still chaotic.

At this moment, Li Linger, riding on the neck of "Little Rock," blinked her large eyes and asked in a milky voice: "Daddy, when will Mommy give me a little brother or sister to play with?"

Just as Li Guidai was about to answer, a loud cry of a baby suddenly came from the delivery room!

At the same time, the heavens and earth suddenly changed!

Above the firmament, a phenomenon appeared once again! But it was neither a dragon nor a moon, but a vast scene of chaos!

It was as if the heavens and earth had not yet opened, yin and yang had not yet separated, and the clear and the turbid were intertwined, evolving the ultimate truth of the origin and end of all things.

In the center of this chaos, a point of spiritual light suddenly appeared. At first, it was faint, but it soon expanded, transforming into a strange halo of light that was neither like the moon nor the sun. Within the halo, two entwined, flowing strands of innate energy could be vaguely seen.

One yin and one yang, like the eyes of primordial beginning, coldly watching over all living beings!

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, your Dao companion has given birth to a daughter!]

[Offspring Information: Name (Undecided), First-Grade Chaos Spiritual Root, Innate Constitution: Taiyin Youying Body (Contains Supreme Yin Moonlight and Innate Yin-Yang Dao Source, infinite potential)]

[Rewards Distributed: Matching Technique — "Youxuan Taiyin Scripture" (Heaven-Grade Top-Tier, points directly to the Great Dao, can perfectly match the Taiyin Youying Body, harmonizing yin and yang)]

[Matching Weapon — Yin-Yang Moon Wheel (Innate Spirit Treasure embryo, can grow with its master, one thought transforms into yin and yang, the moon wheel slashes the soul)]

[Extra Reward: Fragmented Map of the Guanghan Palace Secret Realm × 1.]

"Taiyin Youying Body! First-Grade Chaos Spiritual Root! Hahaha! My, Li Guidai's, seed is truly extraordinary!" Li Guidai was ecstatic, almost jumping up.

However, before he could be happy for long, a powerful and obscure pressure, like an invisible ripple, quietly shrouded the entire sky above Yuegui Pavilion!

A graceful figure, dressed in the attire of the moon-white sacred land, appeared quietly in mid-air with elegant poise.

Her face was beautiful, her temperament extraordinary; she was actually a cultivator at the early stage of the Soul Formation Stage! She was none other than the confidante of the Yaoguang Saintess — Yue Chan.

She was a female cultivator dressed in moon-white palace attire, graceful and poised, with a temperament as cold and immortal-like.

She hovered in the air, the pressure of her early Soul Formation Stage naturally emanating, causing all the cultivators in the entire town to feel palpitations.

Yue Chan looked up at the chaotic yin-yang phenomenon in the sky that lingered for a long time. Her beautiful face was filled with shock and disbelief as she murmured:

"Chaos first opening, yin and yang intertwining... Could this actually be... the phenomenon of Taiyou?!"

Her gaze swept over the people below, finally landing on Li Guidai and the others, who had just rushed out of the delivery room, their faces full of joy yet also guarded.

She descended slowly with elegant posture, nodded slightly toward Li Guidai, her tone polite yet carrying a natural sense of detachment:

"You must be Fellow Daoist Li Guidai, correct? Congratulations on the birth of your daughter. I am Yue Chan, from the Yaoguang Sacred Land of the Central Region. I have come to invite your wife, Sister Zhuge Yue, for a chat."

Her gaze bypassed Li Guidai and landed directly on Zhuge Yue, who was walking out of the delivery room, supported by Yang Qingqing.

At this moment, although Zhuge Yue had just given birth and her face was somewhat pale, and her aura was slightly weak, that cold and unworldly temperament appeared even more extraordinary against the backdrop of the celestial phenomenon.

Yue Chan wore a perfectly appropriate smile as she looked at Zhuge Yue, her voice gentle yet carrying an unquestionable tone:

"Sister Zhuge, congratulations. My master sensed the disturbance in the heavens and earth and specifically ordered me to come."

"We have finally waited for you... to give birth to your child! My master wishes to invite you for a talk; it concerns... the origin of your bloodline, and, 'the heritage of Guanghan Palace.'"

Li Guidai's heart tightened. He immediately blocked in front of Zhuge Yue, his face sinking: "What do you mean by this?"

Zhuge Yue had just experienced childbirth and her body was weak, but upon hearing the three words "Guanghan Palace," her eyes suddenly narrowed.

Then, she first looked tenderly at Li Guidai, who was full of worry and hesitant to speak. She stepped forward, gently caressed his cheek, and finally pressed a soft kiss on his lips, saying softly:

"Husband, don't worry. Take good care of Linger and... our new daughter."

After speaking, she turned around and looked at Yue Chan.

The moment she turned, her entire temperament underwent a heaven-turning, earth-shaking change!

That familiar, water-like gentleness instantly faded, replaced by a coldness and majesty that seemed innate, as if she were looking down upon all living beings!

Although her cultivation was only at the Golden Core Great Circle, far lower than the Soul Formation Stage Yue Chan, the aura of a superior being emanating from those eyes...

Was like eternal ice, carrying an unquestionable pressure that actually made Yue Chan feel her breath hitch, and she subconsciously wanted to lower her head!

Yue Chan was horrified in her heart, cold sweat instantly soaking her back:

"This... this kind of pressure... how is it possible? She is clearly just at the Golden Core Stage! Why is it... even more terrifying than the feeling the Saintess gives me?"